1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COFFEE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 656 711 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 165 178 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 311 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 447 973 239 744 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 499 890 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 380 42 713 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 551 625 acres.. 103 658 92 679 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 526 acres.. 82 729 66 723 Irrigated land .................farms.. 132 161 acres.. 11 426 10 936 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 141 424 93 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 585 131 409 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 878 36 939 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 85 545 56 493 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 81 $100,000 or more .................... 161 155 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 109 221 75 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 496 105 689 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 432 Other ............................... 310 279 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 305 200 days or more ................... 225 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 318 number.. 16 072 14 776 Beef cows ..................farms.. 289 275 number.. 8 685 7 195 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 15 number.. 168 828 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 312 number.. 7 553 6 323 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 229 number.. 26 490 41 687 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 231 number.. 55 995 79 168 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 59 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 35 number.. (D) 933 939 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 44 43 number.. 27 661 148 21 978 796 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 167 331 acres.. 11 921 28 634 bushels.. 991 003 2 404 834 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 25 acres.. 3 958 1 820 bushels.. 140 126 72 178 Cotton .......................farms.. 178 22 acres.. 41 267 2 815 bales.. 62 314 4 189 Tobacco ......................farms.. 93 149 acres.. 3 893 3 309 pounds.. 8 591 866 7 264 028 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 83 143 acres.. 6 879 11 491 bushels.. 164 764 389 061 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 199 262 acres.. 10 788 13 720 pounds.. 30 304 728 34 290 072 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 156 142 acres.. 3 779 3 356 tons, dry.. 9 949 7 789 @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.