1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 198 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 426 46 748 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 875 243 360 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 494 1 024 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 234 30 857 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 157 166 acres.. 22 036 20 404 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 110 124 acres.. 7 772 7 722 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) 110 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 257 16 174 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 763 78 138 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 38 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 721 13 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 606 64 514 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 86 Other ............................... 93 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 112 200 days or more ................... 75 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 163 number.. 14 544 12 813 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 134 number.. 5 644 4 681 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 24 number.. 3 358 3 145 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 163 number.. 5 147 4 730 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 16 33 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 37 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 20 number.. 3 853 171 4 678 790 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 284 bushels.. (D) 32 182 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 450 (D) bushels.. 16 500 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 115 acres.. 7 263 6 875 tons, dry.. 19 553 17 449 @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.