1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GORDON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 535 538 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 855 73 869 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 137 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 572 229 833 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 602 1 910 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 747 24 628 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 196 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 399 420 acres.. 40 671 42 784 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 295 300 acres.. 22 323 22 436 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 7 acres.. 798 487 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 329 66 003 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 101 122 683 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 343 3 745 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 83 986 62 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 20 $100,000 or more .................... 124 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 977 52 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 405 96 810 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 267 Other ............................... 314 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 292 200 days or more ................... 245 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 375 376 number.. 16 352 18 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 331 334 number.. 8 688 9 912 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 10 number.. 721 606 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 362 358 number.. 8 992 9 688 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 8 number.. (D) 5 260 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 9 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 115 186 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 47 number.. 764 752 866 877 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 81 81 number.. 34 950 256 30 201 788 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 48 acres.. 3 569 5 959 bushels.. 351 698 669 147 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 14 acres.. 1 097 1 340 bushels.. 56 532 67 338 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 38 acres.. 9 916 7 717 bushels.. 303 837 239 273 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 259 247 acres.. 8 052 7 487 tons, dry.. 20 074 15 286 @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.