1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 288 224 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 151 71 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 229 146 355 Average per acre .........dollars.. 984 561 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 378 25 427 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 214 201 acres.. 39 502 37 178 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 170 acres.. 23 666 21 889 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 4 acres.. 1 227 881 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 483 6 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 509 28 390 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 717 3 520 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 766 2 839 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 15 $100,000 or more .................... 13 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 031 4 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 470 20 406 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 91 Other ............................... 179 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 114 200 days or more ................... 127 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 133 number.. 5 746 8 663 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 119 number.. 3 234 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 1 number.. 46 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 133 number.. 2 739 3 822 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 45 number.. 4 957 7 152 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 40 number.. 7 797 9 731 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 7 number.. 206 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 39 acres.. 811 1 750 bushels.. 58 146 159 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 50 acres.. 5 879 6 178 bushels.. 272 826 231 602 Cotton .......................farms.. 29 4 acres.. 9 403 720 bales.. 7 261 1 119 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 54 77 acres.. 6 689 12 790 bushels.. 79 181 345 479 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 15 21 acres.. 382 565 pounds.. 895 332 1 441 111 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 89 acres.. 2 826 2 405 tons, dry.. 7 899 7 567 @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.