1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BULLOCH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 524 558 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 928 213 943 Average size of farm .......acres.. 382 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 697 362 354 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 149 851 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 619 49 097 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 466 513 acres.. 132 002 144 368 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 405 466 acres.. 118 638 105 023 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 52 acres.. 8 993 3 657 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 520 53 477 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 397 95 837 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 000 41 102 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 520 12 375 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 63 $100,000 or more .................... 134 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 300 43 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 627 77 619 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 270 301 Other ............................... 254 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 269 200 days or more ................... 181 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 185 number.. 9 003 10 306 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 153 number.. 4 531 4 893 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 14 33 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 175 number.. 4 169 5 388 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 108 number.. 18 376 35 733 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 114 number.. 31 868 62 294 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 10 number.. 106 169 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 1 463 541 1 000 296 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 149 225 acres.. 13 562 22 083 bushels.. 1 152 148 1 957 086 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 45 acres.. 6 301 6 143 bushels.. 245 668 243 415 Cotton .......................farms.. 144 42 acres.. 49 528 10 019 bales.. 66 395 14 424 Tobacco ......................farms.. 30 45 acres.. 2 163 2 136 pounds.. 4 510 174 4 816 212 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 147 257 acres.. 20 903 41 318 bushels.. 454 503 1 264 681 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 208 285 acres.. 20 659 21 418 pounds.. 52 389 258 53 530 591 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 120 acres.. 3 581 3 758 tons, dry.. 9 938 9 507 @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.