1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 491 394 Land in farms ..................acres.. 155 667 97 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 317 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 697 141 533 Average per acre .........dollars.. 867 603 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 200 37 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 396 367 acres.. 64 178 55 783 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 276 302 acres.. 36 312 32 208 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 57 acres.. 10 300 11 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 211 19 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 089 48 468 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 082 13 771 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 129 5 325 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 50 $100,000 or more .................... 37 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 074 15 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 804 38 164 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 166 Other ............................... 313 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 265 228 200 days or more ................... 198 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 222 222 number.. 11 204 10 327 Beef cows ..................farms.. 198 185 number.. 6 324 5 269 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 55 44 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 218 212 number.. 5 972 5 995 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 103 number.. 10 159 15 318 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 108 number.. 8 849 31 099 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 18 number.. (D) 356 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 91 130 acres.. 3 968 7 557 bushels.. 334 202 638 817 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 27 acres.. 1 722 1 515 bushels.. 77 341 49 481 Cotton .......................farms.. 94 48 acres.. 18 994 7 679 bales.. 23 031 13 928 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 157 219 pounds.. (D) 602 749 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 42 acres.. 1 283 2 451 bushels.. 28 104 85 721 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 110 142 acres.. 6 609 8 181 pounds.. 15 169 574 22 577 900 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 134 acres.. 3 851 3 488 tons, dry.. 9 306 8 859 @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.