1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 298 319 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 989 93 078 Average size of farm .......acres.. 319 292 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 265 278 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 925 870 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 688 19 518 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 242 279 acres.. 32 280 36 874 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 199 204 acres.. 11 406 12 580 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. (D) 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 033 15 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 937 47 980 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 917 1 234 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 116 14 071 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 6 $100,000 or more .................... 19 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 518 13 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 621 42 753 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 114 Other ............................... 211 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 176 200 days or more ................... 145 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 276 number.. 18 634 19 486 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 259 number.. 10 241 10 125 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 1 394 2 160 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 235 270 number.. 7 827 8 962 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 62 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 5 700 000 1 392 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 9 acres.. 798 512 bushels.. 34 865 20 210 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 191 acres.. 10 595 11 524 tons, dry.. 23 956 27 946 @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.