1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 327 355 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 643 45 624 Average size of farm .......acres.. 137 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 400 609 361 521 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 817 3 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 589 22 286 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 261 287 acres.. 20 029 25 174 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 187 197 acres.. 9 678 9 691 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 19 acres.. 223 668 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 650 7 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 337 21 363 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 793 4 314 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 857 3 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 7 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 396 7 177 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 500 20 273 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 141 Other ............................... 213 214 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 216 200 days or more ................... 142 150 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 222 number.. 8 553 9 533 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 199 number.. (D) 5 148 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 14 number.. (D) 475 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 217 number.. 4 891 4 778 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. 22 70 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 300 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 42 153 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 17 acres.. 118 288 bushels.. 4 195 13 310 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 16 acres.. 1 548 976 bushels.. 67 033 37 289 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 792 0 bales.. 566 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 13 acres.. 1 356 1 099 bushels.. 14 340 18 014 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 130 143 acres.. 5 252 5 463 tons, dry.. 9 916 10 370 @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.