1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WORTH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 406 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 190 871 200 061 Average size of farm .......acres.. 470 441 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 576 770 375 525 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 215 947 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 773 64 670 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 344 412 acres.. 121 637 126 311 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 297 354 acres.. 107 704 101 966 Irrigated land .................farms.. 106 117 acres.. 21 479 19 187 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 652 62 269 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 241 137 156 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 407 54 297 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 245 7 972 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 38 $100,000 or more .................... 144 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 223 46 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 461 103 082 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 271 Other ............................... 163 183 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 197 200 days or more ................... 123 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 184 212 number.. 15 995 14 923 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 190 number.. 7 968 6 725 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 377 1 000 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 198 number.. 8 326 8 207 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 57 number.. 1 660 8 393 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 55 number.. 3 897 17 827 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 14 number.. (D) 320 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 1 963 654 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 182 acres.. 4 548 15 910 bushels.. 441 493 1 413 184 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 55 acres.. 3 639 6 398 bushels.. 145 462 278 027 Cotton .......................farms.. 174 74 acres.. 57 068 17 361 bales.. 67 773 30 945 Tobacco ......................farms.. 28 36 acres.. 1 302 917 pounds.. 2 894 975 2 055 973 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 84 acres.. 2 919 10 522 bushels.. 70 833 293 385 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 203 245 acres.. 31 976 42 593 pounds.. 78 750 462 126 197 554 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 60 71 acres.. 2 188 2 020 tons, dry.. 5 795 4 809 @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.