1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAMAR COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 188 203 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 885 39 712 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 483 277 964 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 642 1 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 857 24 523 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 160 acres.. 19 764 18 727 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 111 115 acres.. 9 622 9 143 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. (D) 1 484 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 783 10 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 634 52 997 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 018 1 383 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 765 9 375 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 8 $100,000 or more .................... 18 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 975 9 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 068 46 252 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 83 Other ............................... 117 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 113 200 days or more ................... 82 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 143 number.. 8 867 10 654 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 115 number.. 4 211 3 882 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 1 336 1 290 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 137 number.. 3 833 4 872 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. 19 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 4 930 000 2 906 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 6 acres.. 620 (D) bushels.. 73 932 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 1 964 1 585 bushels.. 61 488 91 460 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 2 777 (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 76 acres.. 2 913 3 500 tons, dry.. 6 304 6 098 @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.