1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 148 139 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 488 29 213 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 072 312 918 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 755 1 410 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 274 18 946 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 134 129 acres.. 11 156 12 939 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 100 91 acres.. 4 065 3 590 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 45 114 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 072 3 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 754 26 855 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 633 875 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 438 2 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 5 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 004 3 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 030 25 147 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 55 55 Other ............................... 93 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 93 84 200 days or more ................... 64 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 98 93 number.. 6 054 5 231 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 87 number.. 2 915 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 1 number.. 222 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 90 number.. 5 750 6 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 6 acres.. 137 59 bushels.. 8 052 2 590 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 9 acres.. 336 373 bushels.. 15 029 12 011 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 69 acres.. 3 161 2 671 tons, dry.. 5 038 6 287 @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.