1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 163 163 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 176 32 657 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 681 182 255 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 554 954 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 164 18 688 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 136 137 acres.. 12 103 12 877 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 99 101 acres.. 3 716 3 751 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 7 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 818 3 713 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 155 22 780 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 82 126 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 736 3 587 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 2 $100,000 or more .................... 2 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 313 3 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 016 20 510 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 48 53 Other ............................... 115 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 102 200 days or more ................... 87 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 137 number.. 5 224 6 927 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 127 number.. 3 020 3 784 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. 397 343 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 130 number.. 3 047 3 105 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. 539 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 14 bushels.. (D) 400 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 93 93 acres.. 3 575 3 619 tons, dry.. 6 206 7 333 @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.