1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HART COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 460 452 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 884 58 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 453 181 247 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 931 1 478 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 067 23 216 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 387 388 acres.. 35 531 36 530 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 287 286 acres.. 16 094 15 545 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 18 acres.. 1 012 838 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 925 28 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 576 62 461 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 116 1 831 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 809 26 402 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 180 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 19 $100,000 or more .................... 72 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 292 23 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 157 51 053 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 192 Other ............................... 259 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 247 200 days or more ................... 213 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 353 number.. 15 501 17 445 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 295 number.. 7 957 7 174 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 25 number.. 1 352 2 056 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 332 336 number.. 7 613 6 243 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 15 number.. 8 817 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 15 816 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 48 102 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 31 number.. 410 089 460 780 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 43 26 number.. 22 000 857 11 031 725 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 8 acres.. 271 373 bushels.. (D) 40 053 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 28 acres.. 2 264 2 998 bushels.. 98 379 113 375 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 1 580 (D) bales.. 1 455 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 20 acres.. 2 160 2 909 bushels.. 57 510 83 650 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 242 acres.. 10 139 8 651 tons, dry.. 20 485 19 296 @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.