1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CATOOSA COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 215 242 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 872 29 451 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 362 232 011 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 766 2 029 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 526 18 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 203 acres.. 13 479 16 366 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 134 142 acres.. 6 001 7 352 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 10 acres.. 176 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 769 17 837 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 203 73 705 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 919 1 905 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 850 15 931 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 8 $100,000 or more .................... 30 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 243 13 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 154 54 826 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 81 90 Other ............................... 134 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 146 200 days or more ................... 102 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 176 number.. 7 404 8 383 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 154 number.. 3 209 2 960 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 994 1 318 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 157 164 number.. 3 223 4 022 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. 20 21 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 18 number.. 9 107 620 7 425 396 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 7 acres.. 167 47 bushels.. 11 795 5 080 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 160 bushels.. (D) 8 480 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 118 120 acres.. 5 230 6 266 tons, dry.. 10 818 10 468 @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.