1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 56 49 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 309 42 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 791 871 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 731 295 651 475 Average per acre .........dollars.. 924 748 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 769 104 276 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 13 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 45 45 acres.. 24 159 26 673 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 41 43 acres.. 19 162 16 833 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 17 acres.. 4 362 3 662 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 070 10 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 821 220 213 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 479 9 034 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 591 1 756 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 6 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 4 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 6 $100,000 or more .................... 21 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 939 8 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 773 176 836 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 36 38 Other ............................... 20 11 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 22 17 200 days or more ................... 13 11 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 23 23 number.. 2 753 3 159 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 22 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 20 number.. 1 376 1 165 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. 2 109 4 404 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 19 number.. 3 606 5 878 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 45 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 24 acres.. 1 459 1 806 bushels.. 152 496 160 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 14 acres.. 3 555 2 066 bushels.. 134 369 67 398 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 14 acres.. 4 753 3 015 bales.. 6 721 4 873 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 0 acres.. 647 0 bushels.. 8 927 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 29 29 acres.. 7 196 8 165 pounds.. 19 758 660 22 217 779 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 15 acres.. 1 168 874 tons, dry.. 3 402 3 475 @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.