1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITFIELD COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 325 395 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 749 38 691 Average size of farm .......acres.. 119 98 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 360 794 200 580 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 602 1 777 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 994 19 399 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 270 313 acres.. 19 510 21 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 181 213 acres.. 8 259 8 303 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 70 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 046 35 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 679 88 921 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 092 874 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 954 34 250 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 7 $100,000 or more .................... 45 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 704 27 907 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 011 70 649 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 133 Other ............................... 213 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 226 200 days or more ................... 164 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 298 number.. 9 082 10 334 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 269 number.. (D) 5 385 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 380 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 235 268 number.. 5 354 4 952 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 2 538 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 32 number.. 13 549 350 11 326 783 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 23 acres.. 888 1 135 bushels.. 52 200 69 930 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 0 acres.. 120 0 bushels.. 5 770 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 6 acres.. 690 444 bushels.. 11 350 16 054 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 193 acres.. 6 797 6 194 tons, dry.. 12 380 11 927 @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.