1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JENKINS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 248 178 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 094 77 532 Average size of farm .......acres.. 375 436 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 487 286 022 Average per acre .........dollars.. 768 606 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 692 40 243 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 197 159 acres.. 43 597 44 777 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 145 acres.. 32 691 30 901 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 20 acres.. 3 282 4 501 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 150 17 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 249 100 952 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 553 6 630 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 597 11 340 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 45 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 940 14 076 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 533 79 078 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 103 Other ............................... 139 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 80 200 days or more ................... 88 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 90 number.. 9 395 8 129 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 62 number.. 2 767 1 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 17 number.. 2 982 2 984 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 96 79 number.. 3 608 3 641 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 49 number.. 4 895 9 087 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 51 number.. 6 718 14 350 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 16 number.. (D) 320 024 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 67 acres.. 2 667 7 090 bushels.. 228 414 596 077 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 32 acres.. 3 338 5 735 bushels.. 123 376 237 758 Cotton .......................farms.. 40 11 acres.. 12 939 2 396 bales.. 15 896 2 893 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 57 acres.. 4 555 8 608 bushels.. 81 182 214 801 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 45 59 acres.. 2 756 3 611 pounds.. 7 427 824 9 508 467 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 71 acres.. 4 382 3 723 tons, dry.. 11 574 8 314 @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.