1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 220 263 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 201 72 626 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 379 766 178 183 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 159 689 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 835 26 297 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 184 238 acres.. 36 324 30 123 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 162 203 acres.. 31 151 24 376 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 31 acres.. 3 778 2 606 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 324 13 375 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 017 50 855 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 483 8 608 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 841 4 766 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 31 $100,000 or more .................... 55 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 201 10 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 730 39 866 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 101 129 Other ............................... 119 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 135 200 days or more ................... 91 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 78 84 number.. 3 079 2 565 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 68 number.. 1 774 1 407 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 67 number.. 1 528 1 197 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 81 number.. 2 777 13 330 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 87 number.. 3 903 22 560 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 2 495 000 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 112 acres.. 3 927 9 544 bushels.. 322 047 703 411 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 195 162 bushels.. 5 630 5 895 Cotton .......................farms.. 65 20 acres.. 22 019 4 812 bales.. 28 296 6 177 Tobacco ......................farms.. 33 60 acres.. 1 139 1 144 pounds.. 2 427 893 2 413 952 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 69 acres.. 1 759 6 506 bushels.. 35 354 182 326 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 7 14 acres.. 288 421 pounds.. 810 560 1 096 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 58 49 acres.. 1 380 1 234 tons, dry.. 3 630 2 537 @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.