1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IRWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 288 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 747 135 247 Average size of farm .......acres.. 457 385 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 479 676 358 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 096 893 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 429 55 439 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 260 325 acres.. 82 351 89 094 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 305 acres.. 71 020 65 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 87 89 acres.. 15 479 13 633 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 940 35 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 154 101 162 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 878 29 803 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 062 5 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 44 $100,000 or more .................... 96 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 789 27 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 279 78 997 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 184 219 Other ............................... 104 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 152 200 days or more ................... 84 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 143 number.. 8 752 9 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 127 number.. 4 751 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 1 number.. 37 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 138 number.. 3 922 4 078 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 55 number.. 3 546 12 110 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 57 number.. 6 957 19 213 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 26 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 1 570 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 121 196 acres.. 11 904 25 922 bushels.. 1 244 214 2 284 123 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 39 acres.. 3 095 4 082 bushels.. 128 065 149 975 Cotton .......................farms.. 115 42 acres.. 33 082 5 901 bales.. 43 511 8 074 Tobacco ......................farms.. 38 53 acres.. 989 1 244 pounds.. 2 135 634 2 746 653 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 54 acres.. 1 723 4 078 bushels.. 33 180 128 665 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 173 239 acres.. 17 685 22 535 pounds.. 39 248 801 59 960 983 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 45 acres.. 1 269 1 608 tons, dry.. 4 177 4 116 @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.