1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 699 666 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 352 74 641 Average size of farm .......acres.. 111 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 637 220 390 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 467 1 792 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 074 24 870 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 222 187 50 to 179 acres ..................... 341 328 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 574 531 acres.. 40 291 37 065 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 402 387 acres.. 16 538 11 775 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 11 acres.. 173 173 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 147 703 82 142 Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 306 123 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 346 555 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 146 357 81 587 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 202 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 14 $100,000 or more .................... 169 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 123 295 68 458 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 641 102 636 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 306 Other ............................... 360 360 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 354 336 200 days or more ................... 278 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 539 546 number.. 23 160 22 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 494 501 number.. 12 925 12 857 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 20 number.. 376 514 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 524 518 number.. 9 406 8 833 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 22 number.. 35 307 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 14 number.. 73 1 044 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 124 120 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 60 number.. 1 548 670 1 328 717 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 137 126 number.. 59 797 288 43 041 610 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 18 acres.. 960 241 bushels.. 70 310 21 220 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 14 acres.. 1 488 574 bushels.. 49 668 18 365 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 7 acres.. 3 003 433 bushels.. 70 570 9 779 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 377 358 acres.. 10 806 10 010 tons, dry.. 22 243 21 694 @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.