1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EARLY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 279 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 757 184 137 Average size of farm .......acres.. 619 586 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 776 920 496 107 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 174 774 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 105 73 191 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 242 283 acres.. 106 812 120 091 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 257 acres.. 87 718 71 208 Irrigated land .................farms.. 76 79 acres.. 31 498 26 076 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 430 40 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 830 128 724 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 697 36 555 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 733 3 865 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 43 $100,000 or more .................... 91 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 657 31 685 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 775 101 229 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 215 Other ............................... 123 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 130 200 days or more ................... 81 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 160 number.. 10 366 13 335 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 155 number.. 5 689 7 607 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 0 number.. 23 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 162 number.. 5 774 6 242 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 62 number.. 1 249 7 339 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 62 number.. 1 426 12 881 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 15 number.. (D) 306 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 148 acres.. 11 466 15 987 bushels.. 1 492 458 1 685 270 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 49 acres.. 8 765 4 475 bushels.. 422 234 222 814 Cotton .......................farms.. 101 70 acres.. 33 630 11 868 bales.. 44 511 21 491 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 36 acres.. 5 247 2 923 bushels.. 96 508 84 868 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 146 199 acres.. 26 634 29 434 pounds.. 76 223 623 85 618 117 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 53 62 acres.. 2 626 2 656 tons, dry.. 4 534 7 402 @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.