1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 139 166 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 267 71 135 Average size of farm .......acres.. 599 429 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 738 191 534 707 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 307 1 239 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 869 46 367 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 114 141 acres.. 43 634 36 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 104 120 acres.. 34 965 29 094 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 32 acres.. 12 690 14 339 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 626 13 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 552 78 725 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 430 11 947 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 195 1 121 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 31 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 129 11 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 649 69 021 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 66 68 Other ............................... 73 98 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 66 85 200 days or more ................... 50 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 40 42 number.. 2 469 3 445 Beef cows ..................farms.. 35 39 number.. (D) 1 638 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 41 number.. 1 463 1 913 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. 130 375 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 210 584 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 96 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 26 acres.. 1 452 3 104 bushels.. 159 832 399 734 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 14 acres.. 2 143 2 429 bushels.. 95 897 139 179 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 5 acres.. 6 996 1 595 bales.. 10 376 3 107 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 10 acres.. 464 1 693 bushels.. 19 845 51 186 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 22 21 acres.. 3 725 3 525 pounds.. 9 174 057 10 263 152 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 18 acres.. 411 1 240 tons, dry.. 1 547 2 478 @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.