1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BACON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 324 349 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 445 78 739 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 379 161 715 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 245 757 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 683 27 865 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 291 331 acres.. 25 064 33 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 269 301 acres.. 19 511 20 142 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 64 acres.. 1 311 1 610 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 904 18 576 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 729 53 225 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 150 9 425 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 754 9 150 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 35 $100,000 or more .................... 56 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 821 14 115 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 133 40 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 156 Other ............................... 173 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 204 200 days or more ................... 121 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 110 115 number.. 4 644 3 550 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 94 number.. 2 168 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 3 number.. 580 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 106 number.. 1 922 1 433 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 50 number.. 4 397 8 028 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 52 number.. 18 621 13 197 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 31 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 18 number.. 875 201 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 2 540 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 144 acres.. 5 344 8 658 bushels.. 417 396 631 829 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 492 207 bushels.. 16 170 7 912 Cotton .......................farms.. 42 7 acres.. 5 552 753 bales.. 8 023 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 66 108 acres.. 1 025 1 373 pounds.. 2 257 177 3 053 920 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 78 acres.. 2 389 6 205 bushels.. 58 689 155 117 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 72 acres.. 2 419 1 749 tons, dry.. 6 391 4 325 @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.