1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 284 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 316 24 127 Average size of farm .......acres.. 93 81 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 169 287 097 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 834 3 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 022 24 881 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 207 209 acres.. 12 453 9 982 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 135 acres.. 5 843 3 792 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 6 acres.. 191 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 189 45 717 Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 285 153 928 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 889 1 136 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 300 44 581 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 21 $100,000 or more .................... 68 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 397 38 915 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 765 131 025 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 144 Other ............................... 156 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 170 200 days or more ................... 116 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 198 number.. 8 745 7 961 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 175 number.. 4 505 3 671 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 438 611 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 191 number.. 4 665 3 359 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 22 900 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. 48 236 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 92 42 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 31 number.. 303 818 667 683 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 53 81 number.. 18 135 126 22 572 526 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 20 acres.. 1 209 410 bushels.. 125 200 44 699 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 102 (D) bushels.. 4 936 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 111 acres.. 3 521 2 663 tons, dry.. 8 232 5 604 @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.