1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 335 342 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 393 168 593 Average size of farm .......acres.. 491 493 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 678 967 555 631 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 454 882 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 303 66 509 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 277 308 acres.. 102 265 104 744 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 224 260 acres.. 85 272 61 481 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 112 acres.. 41 040 39 250 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 139 46 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 280 134 685 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 119 40 127 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 020 5 935 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 33 $100,000 or more .................... 86 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 486 37 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 630 109 160 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 173 197 Other ............................... 162 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 157 200 days or more ................... 123 124 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 135 165 number.. 10 891 13 223 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 145 number.. (D) 6 313 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 584 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 158 number.. 5 577 6 485 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 54 number.. 2 063 7 912 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 53 number.. 3 392 10 142 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) 85 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 2 849 476 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 111 acres.. 7 988 17 433 bushels.. 930 015 1 912 044 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 14 acres.. 3 116 2 721 bushels.. 129 660 111 904 Cotton .......................farms.. 85 45 acres.. 34 720 13 058 bales.. 47 648 20 075 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 143 99 pounds.. 318 355 222 263 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 32 26 acres.. 6 655 2 610 bushels.. 184 907 82 813 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 125 162 acres.. 20 832 17 835 pounds.. 68 689 651 55 104 436 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 61 69 acres.. 2 116 1 967 tons, dry.. 5 836 5 207 @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.