1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 462 521 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 467 137 637 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 099 354 003 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 487 1 185 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 809 50 001 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 191 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 410 484 acres.. 71 554 85 098 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 354 442 acres.. 58 077 59 381 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 81 acres.. 6 280 6 733 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 172 55 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 887 105 777 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 082 41 986 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 090 13 123 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 44 $100,000 or more .................... 87 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 768 39 895 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 545 76 281 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 317 Other ............................... 210 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 236 200 days or more ................... 158 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 225 number.. 15 855 15 323 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 198 number.. 7 286 7 480 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 16 number.. 1 595 1 129 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 214 number.. 8 338 8 136 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 98 number.. 14 230 40 192 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 96 number.. 16 445 69 449 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 97 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 7 number.. 117 066 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 0 number.. 2 816 870 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 175 249 acres.. 20 691 28 577 bushels.. 2 373 887 2 644 727 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 24 acres.. 1 464 1 482 bushels.. 68 656 70 319 Cotton .......................farms.. 64 16 acres.. 15 561 2 422 bales.. 19 227 4 002 Tobacco ......................farms.. 12 23 acres.. 565 589 pounds.. 1 015 775 1 242 529 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 40 83 acres.. 3 586 5 907 bushels.. 115 953 170 825 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 143 205 acres.. 8 323 10 757 pounds.. 23 731 858 29 570 844 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 98 acres.. 2 339 2 775 tons, dry.. 6 627 6 222 @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.