1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EFFINGHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 203 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 479 43 775 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 910 263 778 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 340 1 055 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 340 22 999 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 184 172 acres.. 24 724 19 059 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 145 147 acres.. 19 121 11 044 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 334 455 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 220 5 216 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 495 28 658 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 785 3 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 436 1 632 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 11 $100,000 or more .................... 19 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 009 4 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 898 23 984 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 75 Other ............................... 130 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 115 200 days or more ................... 97 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 87 number.. 3 681 2 958 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 75 number.. 1 844 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 4 number.. 169 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 87 78 number.. 1 597 1 388 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 29 number.. 3 956 6 196 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 28 number.. 8 276 10 829 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 53 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 17 number.. 317 735 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 84 76 acres.. 6 447 3 506 bushels.. 498 201 285 451 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 8 acres.. 657 390 bushels.. 23 667 20 230 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 0 acres.. 3 927 0 bales.. 3 741 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 130 pounds.. (D) 273 860 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 42 38 acres.. 5 167 4 469 bushels.. 135 048 121 904 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 11 8 acres.. 333 303 pounds.. 975 840 727 442 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 62 acres.. 2 176 1 996 tons, dry.. 7 587 7 467 @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.