1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JASPER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 185 201 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 948 60 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 727 265 534 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 381 971 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 571 30 900 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 155 156 acres.. 20 369 21 247 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 100 100 acres.. 6 580 6 018 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 22 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 091 27 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 168 135 198 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 476 344 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 615 26 830 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 16 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 091 25 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 628 124 184 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 68 89 Other ............................... 117 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 115 200 days or more ................... 82 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 147 number.. 9 983 10 372 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 132 number.. 5 407 4 958 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 1 019 1 427 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 147 number.. 5 129 5 819 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 122 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 157 239 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 19 number.. 525 752 1 371 042 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 8 number.. 914 348 1 864 755 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 5 acres.. 450 308 bushels.. 29 359 30 703 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 9 acres.. 484 619 bushels.. 22 400 26 550 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 92 85 acres.. 5 412 4 716 tons, dry.. 12 336 14 956 @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.