1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 131 130 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 192 108 840 Average size of farm .......acres.. 910 837 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 139 138 663 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 237 808 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 985 103 642 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 119 122 acres.. 62 698 61 667 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 106 114 acres.. 50 329 33 815 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 68 acres.. 24 933 26 040 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 766 23 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 922 183 631 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 068 21 361 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 698 2 511 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 24 $100,000 or more .................... 56 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 146 18 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 119 143 981 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 79 Other ............................... 46 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 59 49 200 days or more ................... 37 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 50 59 number.. 5 313 6 256 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 54 number.. 3 080 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 53 number.. 2 645 2 702 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 25 number.. 901 1 535 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 25 number.. 1 010 4 348 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 4 number.. 160 018 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 4 071 500 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 74 acres.. 11 360 11 326 bushels.. 1 622 136 1 543 196 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 10 acres.. 2 018 1 132 bushels.. 92 700 66 725 Cotton .......................farms.. 49 31 acres.. 21 530 5 609 bales.. 31 087 10 194 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 12 acres.. 2 394 1 313 bushels.. 56 447 45 539 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 80 83 acres.. 11 958 11 992 pounds.. 39 712 892 40 256 149 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 27 26 acres.. 1 396 1 201 tons, dry.. 3 630 3 229 @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.