1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LANIER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 92 107 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 890 40 955 Average size of farm .......acres.. 466 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 470 067 326 318 Average per acre .........dollars.. 987 867 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 678 40 153 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 84 103 acres.. 14 595 21 194 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 73 98 acres.. 12 064 15 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 24 acres.. 623 5 888 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 291 16 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 245 151 907 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 573 14 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 717 1 850 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 19 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 633 12 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 902 114 810 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 39 60 Other ............................... 53 47 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 55 59 200 days or more ................... 42 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 36 33 number.. 2 079 1 928 Beef cows ..................farms.. 32 23 number.. 1 122 879 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 26 number.. 834 738 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 15 number.. 1 368 3 657 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 15 number.. 1 740 7 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 75 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 626 250 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 59 acres.. 2 189 3 780 bushels.. 194 604 290 164 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 16 acres.. 7 340 1 335 bales.. 10 236 1 974 Tobacco ......................farms.. 18 42 acres.. 420 974 pounds.. 785 763 2 055 069 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 22 acres.. 526 2 668 bushels.. 12 335 76 104 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 115 410 pounds.. 246 000 1 200 500 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 23 20 acres.. 601 483 tons, dry.. 2 468 1 562 @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.