1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 437 424 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 367 73 659 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 842 220 682 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 092 1 411 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 504 20 874 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 199 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 342 358 acres.. 36 345 34 904 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 248 252 acres.. 17 613 16 796 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 635 426 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 009 17 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 958 41 680 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 973 2 308 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 036 15 364 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 182 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 33 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 918 15 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 597 36 202 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 154 Other ............................... 286 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 259 200 days or more ................... 208 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 329 number.. 12 760 12 787 Beef cows ..................farms.. 284 311 number.. 6 751 6 799 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 341 323 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 315 number.. 6 402 6 438 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 251 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 9 number.. 93 200 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 17 number.. 11 692 325 8 195 400 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 25 acres.. 2 796 2 657 bushels.. 250 584 279 283 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 637 1 137 bushels.. 21 112 39 312 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 3 769 1 422 bales.. 4 009 1 707 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 24 acres.. 949 4 227 bushels.. 18 484 122 903 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 217 acres.. 9 120 7 747 tons, dry.. 18 969 15 224 @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.