1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BURKE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 346 315 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 708 166 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 606 529 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 435 743 316 262 Average per acre .........dollars.. 702 605 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 413 51 071 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 306 291 acres.. 119 324 117 366 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 231 253 acres.. 91 224 81 517 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 38 acres.. 11 952 8 065 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 194 29 517 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 948 93 704 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 909 20 440 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 285 9 077 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 23 $100,000 or more .................... 78 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 409 23 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 940 74 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 151 Other ............................... 203 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 177 200 days or more ................... 145 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 141 number.. 16 211 17 035 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 110 number.. 6 267 6 769 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. 2 461 2 383 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 124 number.. 8 490 6 795 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 39 number.. 1 121 4 304 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 37 number.. 1 702 7 090 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 44 8 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 103 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 108 acres.. 6 232 11 312 bushels.. 608 435 1 136 912 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 90 acres.. 12 502 15 237 bushels.. 596 136 645 126 Cotton .......................farms.. 63 53 acres.. 47 843 16 287 bales.. 64 451 23 180 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 70 101 acres.. 12 855 21 324 bushels.. 262 172 525 798 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 53 78 acres.. 5 154 6 315 pounds.. 15 716 015 17 588 279 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 117 acres.. 6 279 9 350 tons, dry.. 17 071 31 937 @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.