1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 184 208 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 350 22 212 Average size of farm .......acres.. 100 107 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 526 319 373 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 117 3 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 486 17 295 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 142 164 acres.. 9 101 10 138 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 103 115 acres.. 3 283 2 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 17 acres.. 68 152 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 029 1 913 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 898 9 199 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 533 860 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 496 1 054 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 8 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 162 2 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 002 10 867 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 79 Other ............................... 120 129 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 124 200 days or more ................... 87 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 109 126 number.. 4 588 4 532 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 117 number.. 2 320 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 127 number.. 2 880 2 083 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. 31 28 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 237 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 72 bushels.. (D) 5 200 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 189 bushels.. (D) 6 600 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 202 bushels.. (D) 2 915 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 68 79 acres.. 2 544 2 081 tons, dry.. 4 016 4 588 @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.