1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAURENS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 688 599 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 424 168 051 Average size of farm .......acres.. 288 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 278 191 816 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 137 674 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 256 35 911 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 284 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 574 558 acres.. 84 993 92 775 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 413 466 acres.. 54 943 55 131 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 53 acres.. 6 888 6 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 757 24 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 531 40 750 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 937 16 788 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 820 7 621 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 303 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 32 $100,000 or more .................... 54 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 261 19 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 449 32 852 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 234 258 Other ............................... 454 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 401 309 200 days or more ................... 299 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 319 number.. 14 726 14 972 Beef cows ..................farms.. 255 272 number.. 7 888 7 278 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 25 number.. 455 704 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 285 306 number.. 8 075 5 820 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 106 number.. 5 104 19 718 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 106 number.. 8 885 39 252 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 28 number.. (D) 1 003 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 110 165 acres.. 4 928 8 509 bushels.. 389 397 671 396 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 98 114 acres.. 10 255 9 919 bushels.. 425 399 377 405 Cotton .......................farms.. 65 30 acres.. 11 831 4 586 bales.. 11 158 6 331 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 130 214 pounds.. 243 220 374 590 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 130 165 acres.. 13 758 17 474 bushels.. 156 629 436 435 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 130 174 acres.. 8 389 9 980 pounds.. 14 667 111 22 549 879 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 202 acres.. 7 685 5 545 tons, dry.. 20 526 13 776 @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.