1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ATKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 196 244 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 779 77 659 Average size of farm .......acres.. 320 318 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 794 264 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 054 819 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 743 41 484 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 166 214 acres.. 30 619 32 059 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 196 acres.. 24 815 24 063 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 56 acres.. 3 977 4 144 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 586 38 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 910 156 750 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 880 11 196 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 707 27 051 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 38 $100,000 or more .................... 61 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 453 30 852 Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 005 126 443 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 155 Other ............................... 85 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 96 200 days or more ................... 68 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 98 92 number.. 7 222 5 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 86 number.. (D) 3 235 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 87 number.. 3 424 2 575 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 54 number.. 7 185 8 977 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 52 number.. 4 969 16 155 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 11 number.. 346 030 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 32 38 number.. 20 634 143 17 140 956 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 122 acres.. 4 551 10 265 bushels.. 398 074 839 133 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 386 bushels.. (D) 15 840 Cotton .......................farms.. 35 7 acres.. 12 461 1 918 bales.. 17 488 2 943 Tobacco ......................farms.. 31 50 acres.. 778 882 pounds.. 1 617 325 1 888 514 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 34 acres.. 1 055 2 657 bushels.. 33 958 94 888 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 30 57 acres.. 2 003 4 721 pounds.. 4 701 235 9 394 307 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 58 acres.. 2 268 1 288 tons, dry.. 5 739 3 545 @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.