1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 356 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 922 136 082 Average size of farm .......acres.. 399 461 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 330 998 318 549 Average per acre .........dollars.. 787 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 799 36 680 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 113 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 302 263 acres.. 84 042 81 338 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 240 acres.. 62 981 56 182 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 54 acres.. 14 145 13 362 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 395 21 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 524 72 467 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 517 13 904 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 877 7 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 34 $100,000 or more .................... 65 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 302 16 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 371 57 003 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 145 Other ............................... 202 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 189 165 200 days or more ................... 146 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 155 number.. 13 260 13 060 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 117 number.. 6 233 3 947 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 21 number.. 1 345 1 739 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 144 number.. 5 608 6 363 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 34 number.. 963 6 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 33 number.. 4 779 13 317 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 96 acres.. 7 923 8 140 bushels.. 1 029 737 914 054 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 111 96 acres.. 21 079 14 677 bushels.. 1 006 449 620 835 Cotton .......................farms.. 52 38 acres.. 18 229 8 654 bales.. 18 918 11 543 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 101 acres.. 18 458 19 434 bushels.. 255 491 495 760 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 45 41 acres.. 2 338 2 414 pounds.. 5 475 715 5 697 692 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 125 acres.. 4 132 4 528 tons, dry.. 11 006 13 244 @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.