1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARROW COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 361 386 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 231 35 851 Average size of farm .......acres.. 114 93 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 680 324 119 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 092 3 180 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 077 24 567 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 286 290 acres.. 20 233 17 027 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 187 200 acres.. 6 594 5 173 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 257 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 349 40 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 011 104 287 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 586 234 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 763 40 021 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 7 $100,000 or more .................... 75 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 443 34 466 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 898 89 522 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 168 170 Other ............................... 193 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 214 200 days or more ................... 147 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 283 number.. 12 408 11 672 Beef cows ..................farms.. 224 252 number.. 7 009 6 666 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 10 number.. 110 48 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 263 number.. 5 986 5 043 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 16 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 21 number.. 801 503 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 58 72 number.. 19 602 742 20 502 372 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 5 acres.. 19 17 bushels.. (D) 2 065 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. 82 (D) bushels.. 2 546 (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.. 3 2 acres.. 70 (D) bushels.. 1 350 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 180 acres.. 6 263 5 029 tons, dry.. 12 937 9 827 @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.