1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOOLY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 259 240 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 693 156 805 Average size of farm .......acres.. 636 653 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 608 133 474 792 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 053 775 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 368 113 096 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 228 231 acres.. 121 729 119 665 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 207 209 acres.. 110 575 97 576 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 61 acres.. 14 827 12 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 570 47 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 696 198 049 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 612 41 118 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 958 6 414 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 24 $100,000 or more .................... 109 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 877 36 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 686 151 856 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 156 Other ............................... 96 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 89 200 days or more ................... 58 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 70 79 number.. 5 211 6 213 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 73 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 73 number.. 5 162 6 209 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 25 number.. 9 196 12 496 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 26 number.. 20 693 21 597 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 31 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 3 605 700 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 32 acres.. 1 117 1 671 bushels.. 134 672 140 205 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 62 acres.. 7 218 12 165 bushels.. 349 760 565 410 Cotton .......................farms.. 142 109 acres.. 69 227 40 919 bales.. 74 699 56 581 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 66 acres.. 7 268 14 109 bushels.. 99 684 375 948 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 133 147 acres.. 21 189 27 513 pounds.. 39 855 531 64 539 657 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 32 acres.. 1 933 1 293 tons, dry.. 6 323 4 589 @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.