1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HEARD COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 160 153 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 641 24 242 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 769 224 654 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 612 1 207 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 109 15 264 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 123 121 acres.. 11 591 10 886 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 84 81 acres.. 2 535 2 374 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 061 9 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 628 61 400 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 127 296 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 933 9 098 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 5 $100,000 or more .................... 17 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 981 8 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 632 53 234 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 65 65 Other ............................... 95 88 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 86 200 days or more ................... 75 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 127 number.. 5 863 4 088 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 115 number.. (D) 2 344 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 6 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 120 number.. 2 889 2 001 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 29 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 74 725 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 15 number.. 10 082 963 5 802 008 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 15 acres.. 164 192 bushels.. 16 025 11 251 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 95 (D) bushels.. 3 450 (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.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 74 68 acres.. 2 291 1 972 tons, dry.. 5 422 4 858 @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.