1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EVANS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 183 168 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 351 40 608 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 346 077 208 384 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 212 872 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 567 39 885 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 150 acres.. 21 535 18 846 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 121 127 acres.. 14 879 12 406 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 34 acres.. 1 986 1 473 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 237 12 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 048 75 467 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 417 5 690 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 820 6 988 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 11 $100,000 or more .................... 35 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 962 10 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 187 60 824 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 70 74 Other ............................... 113 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 102 200 days or more ................... 81 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 63 68 number.. 5 157 4 566 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 57 number.. 2 806 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 63 number.. 2 085 2 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 18 number.. 6 889 4 201 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 18 number.. 16 157 7 629 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 7 number.. 77 460 91 022 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 12 number.. 4 620 465 3 198 074 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 58 acres.. 2 517 2 766 bushels.. 211 197 231 288 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 230 457 bushels.. 7 517 12 055 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 3 acres.. 4 611 168 bales.. 5 382 134 Tobacco ......................farms.. 10 18 acres.. 683 423 pounds.. 1 199 200 1 028 365 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 50 acres.. 2 264 5 249 bushels.. 47 127 161 217 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 34 46 acres.. 1 805 1 374 pounds.. 5 105 368 3 237 482 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 47 43 acres.. 2 383 1 906 tons, dry.. 5 963 3 590 @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.