1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COWETA COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 316 333 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 592 41 972 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 498 248 513 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 263 2 075 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 713 16 030 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 115 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 246 259 acres.. 19 496 17 855 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 167 172 acres.. 6 935 6 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 215 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 737 5 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 318 15 776 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 376 2 462 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 361 2 792 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 4 $100,000 or more .................... 7 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 599 4 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 719 14 437 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 120 118 Other ............................... 196 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 201 200 days or more ................... 140 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 205 number.. 5 785 7 468 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 189 number.. (D) 3 812 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 453 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 171 189 number.. 2 807 3 246 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 8 number.. 5 567 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 6 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 21 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. 429 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 16 acres.. 109 361 bushels.. 8 457 24 295 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 6 acres.. 1 052 301 bushels.. 40 160 10 480 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 400 bushels.. (D) 9 700 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 127 136 acres.. 5 237 5 213 tons, dry.. 11 099 13 032 @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.