1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARALSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 260 255 Land in farms ..................acres.. 30 710 31 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 936 180 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 820 1 241 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 056 16 704 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 213 207 acres.. 13 946 13 985 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 149 151 acres.. 5 297 5 034 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 6 41 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 635 13 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 979 54 033 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 451 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 184 13 372 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 18 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 987 11 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 796 46 329 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 96 Other ............................... 171 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 150 157 200 days or more ................... 125 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 205 number.. 7 487 7 039 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 189 number.. 3 283 3 575 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 293 462 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 186 189 number.. 3 247 3 128 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 2 number.. 129 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 19 number.. 7 486 196 8 308 772 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 20 acres.. 699 623 bushels.. 46 087 49 835 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 462 (D) bushels.. 14 816 (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.. 4 2 acres.. 486 (D) bushels.. 9 049 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 135 127 acres.. 3 852 3 786 tons, dry.. 8 018 7 112 @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.