1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 169 154 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 146 26 984 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 472 089 411 522 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 643 2 498 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 911 17 598 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 132 135 acres.. 8 914 10 659 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 93 102 acres.. 2 292 3 046 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 12 acres.. 75 51 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 352 2 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 836 14 043 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 188 922 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 164 1 241 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 3 $100,000 or more .................... 8 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 654 2 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 613 14 503 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 57 Other ............................... 125 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 95 200 days or more ................... 85 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 95 number.. 3 470 3 721 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 89 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 71 96 number.. 2 008 1 899 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 47 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 68 83 acres.. 2 003 2 806 tons, dry.. 4 325 8 190 @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.