1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILCOX COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 273 292 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 164 115 516 Average size of farm .......acres.. 451 396 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 351 273 399 Average per acre .........dollars.. 826 759 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 550 51 517 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 241 262 acres.. 73 123 73 675 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 224 235 acres.. 58 618 49 359 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 78 acres.. 16 715 12 286 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 948 25 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 286 87 664 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 606 22 300 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 343 3 298 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 27 $100,000 or more .................... 76 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 635 19 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 846 66 377 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 163 Other ............................... 123 129 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 128 133 200 days or more ................... 91 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 162 number.. 9 996 11 028 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 147 number.. 5 059 5 765 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 840 382 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 126 160 number.. 4 645 4 777 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 44 number.. 1 993 4 814 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 44 number.. 3 008 8 582 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 12 693 000 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 90 acres.. 2 927 6 883 bushels.. 292 640 644 875 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 40 acres.. 1 835 3 859 bushels.. 52 680 132 952 Cotton .......................farms.. 129 65 acres.. 29 824 7 345 bales.. 31 626 11 054 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 77 pounds.. (D) 164 857 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 34 acres.. 1 195 2 939 bushels.. 16 415 86 714 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 118 165 acres.. 13 322 20 208 pounds.. 28 095 701 52 629 955 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 82 90 acres.. 3 274 3 017 tons, dry.. 6 903 7 253 @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.