1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FORSYTH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 434 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 30 935 36 260 Average size of farm .......acres.. 71 72 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 406 169 350 143 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 966 4 148 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 292 17 379 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 247 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 310 348 acres.. 13 410 15 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 185 203 acres.. 4 195 4 390 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 19 acres.. 181 49 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 238 51 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 406 103 557 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 577 3 667 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 661 48 319 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 30 $100,000 or more .................... 100 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 344 44 375 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 695 88 396 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 188 227 Other ............................... 246 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 274 200 days or more ................... 180 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 316 number.. 9 138 9 420 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 263 number.. 5 836 5 177 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 13 number.. 67 148 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 308 number.. 4 565 4 988 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 14 number.. 336 684 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 11 number.. 751 721 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 119 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 25 number.. 716 580 956 664 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 77 122 number.. 23 076 510 27 113 334 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 15 acres.. 32 472 bushels.. 2 175 33 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 50 bushels.. (D) 1 900 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 162 acres.. 3 855 3 767 tons, dry.. 8 949 7 324 @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.