1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COOK COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 226 266 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 769 72 636 Average size of farm .......acres.. 371 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 497 242 912 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 373 843 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 760 43 940 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 208 255 acres.. 53 037 46 632 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 187 233 acres.. 39 210 34 900 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 80 acres.. 12 784 8 378 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 371 21 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 607 81 190 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 213 19 204 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 158 2 392 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 41 $100,000 or more .................... 50 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 268 17 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 203 64 956 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 99 136 Other ............................... 127 130 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 129 200 days or more ................... 80 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 89 128 number.. 5 509 6 857 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 116 number.. (D) 3 682 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 122 number.. 3 443 3 036 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 33 number.. 2 616 5 765 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 34 number.. 7 090 11 446 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 72 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 112 acres.. 2 463 9 204 bushels.. 212 648 735 091 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 304 329 bushels.. 12 674 13 748 Cotton .......................farms.. 66 46 acres.. 18 063 8 538 bales.. 24 127 14 216 Tobacco ......................farms.. 41 61 acres.. 1 236 1 589 pounds.. 2 566 552 3 183 729 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 33 acres.. 1 213 2 782 bushels.. 24 697 62 978 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 71 125 acres.. 4 193 8 560 pounds.. 10 834 887 19 902 145 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 73 acres.. 909 1 538 tons, dry.. 3 029 4 223 @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.