1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CANDLER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 264 229 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 376 57 074 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 238 267 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 938 871 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 363 30 665 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 197 204 acres.. 34 100 29 905 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 150 178 acres.. 25 001 17 604 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 27 acres.. 2 109 1 828 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 662 15 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 690 68 747 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 807 7 929 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 855 7 814 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 21 $100,000 or more .................... 44 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 481 12 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 457 55 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 112 Other ............................... 154 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 102 200 days or more ................... 97 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 103 number.. 4 333 6 215 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 85 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 102 number.. 2 250 3 813 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 31 number.. 9 582 22 938 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 30 number.. 26 667 46 621 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 50 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 77 872 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 64 acres.. 787 3 183 bushels.. 56 657 264 814 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 9 acres.. 1 043 1 180 bushels.. 31 049 40 000 Cotton .......................farms.. 46 9 acres.. 13 013 1 521 bales.. 16 159 2 155 Tobacco ......................farms.. 21 28 acres.. 568 660 pounds.. 1 002 168 1 397 744 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 81 acres.. 3 214 7 439 bushels.. 75 873 208 834 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 31 51 acres.. 909 1 228 pounds.. 2 240 698 3 012 204 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 60 acres.. 3 578 1 700 tons, dry.. 9 704 4 449 @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.