1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 400 390 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 325 85 075 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 363 012 380 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 855 1 732 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 249 28 054 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 311 311 acres.. 36 383 36 817 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 212 218 acres.. 21 300 20 594 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 8 acres.. 1 311 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 429 26 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 073 67 903 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 106 3 793 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 323 22 689 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 13 $100,000 or more .................... 71 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 612 21 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 529 56 290 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 153 171 Other ............................... 247 219 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 223 207 200 days or more ................... 154 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 281 number.. 13 013 12 798 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 261 number.. 6 958 7 006 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 601 727 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 275 number.. 7 403 5 941 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 20 012 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 23 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 82 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 10 number.. (D) 54 919 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 51 43 number.. 17 511 683 12 494 862 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 28 acres.. 1 852 1 428 bushels.. 206 639 161 332 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 20 acres.. 2 429 2 435 bushels.. 108 982 107 377 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 2 556 2 268 bales.. 3 684 2 722 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 33 acres.. 4 986 7 192 bushels.. 106 590 225 741 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 178 acres.. 9 305 7 180 tons, dry.. 17 885 15 199 @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.