1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALHOUN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 122 114 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 537 113 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 054 999 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 074 487 782 102 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 025 782 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 013 150 452 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 107 102 acres.. 64 515 70 301 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 97 101 acres.. 57 217 50 912 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 50 acres.. 21 360 22 939 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 189 31 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 422 277 309 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 544 28 333 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 645 3 281 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 7 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 17 $100,000 or more .................... 55 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 217 24 348 Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 259 213 582 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 81 Other ............................... 51 33 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 56 41 200 days or more ................... 37 32 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 29 21 number.. 4 115 2 606 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 19 number.. 2 173 1 301 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 21 number.. 3 095 1 747 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 20 number.. (D) 3 657 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 19 number.. (D) 8 107 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 8 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 5 096 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 54 acres.. 6 796 8 169 bushels.. 936 588 962 034 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 40 acres.. 12 029 6 159 bushels.. 520 317 322 565 Cotton .......................farms.. 58 51 acres.. 17 659 10 498 bales.. 24 461 18 087 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 32 14 acres.. 4 744 1 568 bushels.. 95 885 54 700 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 66 73 acres.. 15 170 18 659 pounds.. 45 578 073 55 439 647 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 16 acres.. 1 355 879 tons, dry.. 3 565 2 270 @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.