1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EMANUEL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 441 381 Land in farms ..................acres.. 153 224 123 702 Average size of farm .......acres.. 347 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 159 180 576 Average per acre .........dollars.. 887 576 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 308 32 648 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 323 351 acres.. 60 629 66 679 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 294 acres.. 45 164 44 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 21 acres.. 4 032 2 421 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 525 17 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 078 46 847 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 446 12 851 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 080 4 998 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 28 $100,000 or more .................... 58 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 579 13 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 595 36 497 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 190 Other ............................... 277 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 183 200 days or more ................... 185 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 183 number.. 12 944 11 352 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 157 number.. 5 437 5 491 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 10 number.. 93 370 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 181 number.. 8 478 6 041 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 59 number.. 3 200 10 338 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 60 number.. 6 748 22 590 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 156 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 121 acres.. 3 960 9 826 bushels.. 322 836 855 841 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 28 acres.. 1 599 2 358 bushels.. 65 286 84 170 Cotton .......................farms.. 90 26 acres.. 27 435 5 057 bales.. 34 666 8 209 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 15 acres.. 766 759 pounds.. 1 288 745 1 761 433 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 47 138 acres.. 3 396 17 755 bushels.. 67 048 510 482 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 65 93 acres.. 2 802 3 885 pounds.. 6 880 514 10 187 065 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 131 acres.. 4 945 4 195 tons, dry.. 13 488 11 671 @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.