1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ELBERT COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 320 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 022 54 233 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 037 174 339 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 574 957 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 759 21 682 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 283 acres.. 27 798 29 105 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 204 215 acres.. 13 106 12 364 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 222 605 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 397 10 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 989 33 217 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 406 1 864 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 991 8 566 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 5 $100,000 or more .................... 26 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 542 9 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 732 31 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 127 123 Other ............................... 193 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 178 200 days or more ................... 146 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 264 number.. 12 491 13 332 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 242 number.. 5 527 5 911 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 11 number.. 1 801 1 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 263 number.. 6 045 6 214 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. 96 446 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. 84 463 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 6 number.. 2 846 657 1 868 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 7 acres.. 142 (D) bushels.. 9 200 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 12 acres.. 1 160 1 729 bushels.. 39 700 58 494 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 2 543 1 689 bales.. 2 639 1 755 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 6 acres.. 1 065 1 281 bushels.. 13 690 30 065 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 194 acres.. 7 746 7 160 tons, dry.. 16 137 14 028 @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.