1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHARLTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 75 88 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 362 21 697 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 562 663 254 060 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 072 1 030 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 923 29 118 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 67 71 acres.. 4 139 3 605 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 54 54 acres.. 1 661 1 540 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 7 5 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 939 3 752 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 187 42 640 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 743 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 196 3 137 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 1 $100,000 or more .................... 3 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 072 3 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 954 38 166 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 21 27 Other ............................... 54 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 52 61 200 days or more ................... 33 50 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 48 number.. 1 319 1 097 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 39 number.. 766 610 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. 12 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 46 38 number.. 669 599 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 241 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 11 number.. (D) 227 316 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 28 acres.. 524 444 bushels.. 38 180 25 110 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 145 90 pounds.. 313 043 204 246 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 26 acres.. 852 851 tons, dry.. 1 944 3 301 @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.