1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BALDWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 137 118 Land in farms ..................acres.. 30 344 32 976 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 864 234 771 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 343 724 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 884 27 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 109 100 acres.. 12 314 10 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 79 82 acres.. 4 116 3 228 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 5 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 253 2 520 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 741 21 355 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 254 325 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 999 2 195 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 5 $100,000 or more .................... 6 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 798 2 412 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 420 20 441 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 51 49 Other ............................... 86 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 70 200 days or more ................... 61 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 85 number.. 5 483 4 962 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 81 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 84 82 number.. 2 469 1 873 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. 169 321 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. 238 620 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 896 552 875 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 11 acres.. 406 324 bushels.. 24 095 21 400 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 160 bushels.. (D) 5 500 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 62 65 acres.. 3 233 2 523 tons, dry.. 7 750 8 098 @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.